Sports & Recreation

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by Mark Eberle (Author)As baseball was becoming the national pastime, Kansas was settling into statehood, with hundreds of towns growing up with the game. The early history of baseball in Kansas, chronicled in this book, is the story of those towns and the ballparks they built, of the local fans and teams playing out the drama of the American dream in the heart of the country. Mark Eberle's history spans the years between the Civil War-era and the start of World War II, encapsulating a time w...

Cliffs and Challenges: A Young Woman Explores Yosemite, 1915-1917 - Paperback

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by Laura White Brunner (Author), Jared Champion (Editor)When she couldn't find hiking boots that fit, Laura White Brunner explored Yosemite backcountry barefoot, and at times alone, in an era when grizzly bears still roamed the park. When told she couldn't hike in pants, she pinned up her skirt. Brunner showed admirable pluck, but, more remarkably, she did it as a teenager in the 1910s--and she wrote it all down. Her memoir, recovered from the Yosemite archives and published here for the firs...

Lifelines: An Anthology of Angling Anecdotes and More... - Hardcover

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by Nathan Walter (Compiled by), Rod Sturdy (Compiled by), Paul Whitehouse (Author)Angling. Is there anything better? Setting up for a day's fishing at a favourite haunt, the beautiful countryside an enchanting backdrop to the anticipated aquatic battle that lies ahead. The dip of a float or a twitch on the rod top indicating some unseen interest in the angler's bait, before the float plunges under or the rod top rips round... now let the battle commence!Of course, angling offers so much more ...

Lifelines: An Anthology of Angling Anecdotes and More... - Paperback

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How to Create the Perfect Riding Horse - Paperback

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by Perry Wood (Author)This is a frank and encouraging guide aimed at everyone who knows their horse could be better. Key requirements of a perfect riding horse are identified and then explored in depth with a detailed breakdown of how to train each element. The perfect horse requires the perfect rider, and simple yet effective ways to become the rider your perfect horse deserves are discussed so you can train both yourself and your horse. This book takes the reader all the way from choosing t...

The Silence of Great Distance - Hardcover

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by Frank Murphy (Author) Number of Pages: 476 Dimensions: 1.19 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: March 01, 2000

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by Baptiste Paul (Author), Jacqueline Alcántara (Illustrator)Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2018 School Library Journal Best Book of 2018 The Horn Book Best Picture Book of 2018 Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book of the Year Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year A soccer story--for boy and girls alike! "Vini! Come! The field calls!" cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community--family, friends, and the local fruit vendor--for a pickup soccer (futbol) game. ...

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by Margaret Haerens (Editor), Lynn M. Zott (Editor)Professional athletes wield a palpable power in today's social media-based world. What they do, what they wear, who they like; all of it is on display and creates trends with pop culture consumers. Is this necessarily a good thing? This collection of essays addresses several controversies related to professional athletes. Essays are arranged in a for-or-against format so readers benefit from more than one viewpoint. Readers will evaluate the ...

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by Janel D. Ginn (Editor), Louise I. Gerdes (Editor)The essays in this book debate the lasting power of extreme sports and whether or not the benefits of the sports outweigh the risks. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives. Essays include whether extreme sports are any more risky than traditional sports, whether extreme sports are a fad, whether the Olympics should continue to add extreme sports to the lineup, and whether it can be a lasting positive influence ...

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by Christine Watkins (Editor)This collection of essays that are sequenced in a for-or-against format will give readers quite a lot to think about relating to the world of sports and athletes. Across four chapters, readers will examine whether sports benefit children, whether college sports should be reformed, if there is equality in sports, and whether drug use is a problem in sports. Essay sources include TeensHealth, Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia, and Brady Delander. ...

The Lost Masters: Grace and Disgrace in '68 - Paperback

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by Curt Sampson (Author)Of all the games ever played in a sporting competition, never has an event been so bizarre and yet so fitting for its historical moment: the 1968 Masters. Anger gripped America's heart in April 1968. Vietnam and a bitter presidential contest sharpened the divides between races and generations, while protests and violence poisened the air. Then an assassin's bullet took the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Cities burned. The smoke had barely cleared when the Masters ...

Why Golf?: The Mystery of the Game Revisited - Paperback

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by Bob Cullen (Author)In the grand tradition of such classics as Golf in the Kingdom and Final Rounds comes a brilliant consideration of golf's inimitable and ever-growing popularity. In 1908, Arnold Haultain wrote a delightful book with a deceptively simple title: The Mystery of Golf. It explores the love affair golfers have with their sport and has been a favorite ever since among connoisseurs and students of the game. Now, more than ninety years later, in a thematic continuation of Haultai...

White Heat: The Extreme Skiing Life - Paperback

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by Wayne Johnson (Author)White Heat is pure adrenaline--a thrilling exploration of extreme skiing that pushes the reader over the edge with heart-pounding accounts of people who risk their lives on the fastest, steepest slopes. Often obsessed and possibly crazy, extrem Number of Pages: 352 Dimensions: 0.84 x 8.42 x 5.48 IN Publication Date: November 18, 2008

Keep Climbing: How I Beat Cancer and Reached the Top of the World - Paperback

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by Sean Swarner (Author), Rusty Fischer (With)The 29,035-foot giant known as Mount Everest tortures its challengers with life-threatening conditions such as 100 mph winds, the dramatic loss of oxygen, snowstorms, and deadly avalanches. Climbers of Everest are faced with incredible dangers, but for Sean Swarner the obstacles he overcame prior to his summiting make his story even more compelling. Sean isn't just a cancer survivor; he is truly a medical marvel. He is the only person in the world...

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by Eric Devine (Author)Seventeen-year-old Tony Antioch lives in Pleasant Meadows, a trailer park where questions aren't asked since everyone already knows the answers from their own experience. He dreams of rescuing his mother from her constant stream of abusive boyfriends but in reality can barely duck the punches that are aimed at himself. When Tony is coerced into joining his friend Rob's Mixed Martial Arts class, he is surprised to find that he has a talent that he actually wants to deve...

How Your Horse Wants You to Ride: Starting Out, Starting Over - Hardcover

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by Gincy Self Bucklin (Author)Learn to ride correctly, safely, and confidently In this breakthrough guide, renowned riding expert Gincy Self Bucklin offers adult riders a unique, proven method for developing a good physical, mental, and emotional relationship with a horse. Whether you're a beginner, a more experienced rider looking to enhance your skills, or someone who used to ride but is reluctant to try again, Bucklin's step-by-step exercises-slowly and carefully practiced first on the gro...

Triathletes Training Diary for Dummies - Paperback

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by Allen St John (Author)The training journal that will help triatheletes go the distance Triatheletes will find this spiral-bound diary the perfect tool to track and monitor their multi-sport training and conditioning progress. It's filled with instructional photos and illustrations, including distance charts and exercises to prevent injuries.Back JacketSet goals - track progress - see results! Take your triathlon training program to the next level Training for a triathlon requires a commi...

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by John Paul Newport (Author)What happens when a man leaves home for a year to pursue his dream? One day, playing a particularly spectacular round of golf, husband and father John Paul Newport suddenly tastes what it's like to be a pro. Deciding to take a year off and hit the road playing golf's mini-tour circuit, Newport embarks on a wild trip through America's fairways. Over the course of his journey inside the somewhat shady, often hilarious underbelly of professional golf, he uncovers a ...

Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero - Paperback

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by Leigh Montville (Author)The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend - and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? Still a gangly teenager when he stepped into a Boston Red Sox uniform in 1939, Williams's boisterous personality and penchant for towering home runs earned him adoring admirers and venomous critics. In 1941, the entire count...

Stars of Major League Baseball - Hardcover

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by Craig Calcaterra (Author)Action-packed profiles of 28 of today's most exciting big leaguers, includes photos and key stats. For ages 7 and up. Number of Pages: 64 Dimensions: 0.39 x 11.1 x 8.43 IN Publication Date: March 21, 2023

The Expos in Their Prime: The Short-Lived Glory of Montreal's Team, 1977-1984 - Paperback

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by Alain Usereau (Author) In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Montreal Expos provided their fans with spectacular play produced by spectacular players. The team was able to reach the pinnacle of its lifetime popularity during that period. They were in fact even more popular than the beloved hockey-playing Canadiens in Montreal and the most popular sports team in Canada. The book depicts how the team reached that level of support from the whole country and also why they were not able to sus...

When Baseball Isn't White, Straight and Male: The Media and Difference in the National Pastime - Paperback

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by Lisa Doris Alexander (Author)This book analyzes how sportswriters have discussed issues of race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, age and class within professional baseball from 1998 to the present. Each chapter looks at the media representations of a specific controversy--the 1998 home-run chase, Alex Rodriguez's historic contract signing, Barry Bonds' home runs, Mike Piazza's I am not gay press conference, Effa Manley's Hall of Fame induction, the celebration of Jackie Robinson's...

American Auto Racing: The Milestones and Personalities of a Century of Speed - Paperback

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by J. a. Martin (Author), Thomas F. Saal (Author) As soon as there were automobiles, there was racing. The first recorded race, an over road event from Paris to Rouen, France, was organized by the French newspaper Le Petit Journal in 1894. Seeing an opportunity for a similar event, Hermann H. Kohlsaat--publisher of the Chicago Times-Herald--sponsored what was hailed as the "Race of the Century," a 54-mile race from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Frank Duryea won in a ...

Reasoning with Sabermetrics: Applying Statistical Science to Baseball's Tough Questions - Paperback

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by Gabriel B. Costa (Author), Michael R. Huber (Author), John T. Saccoman (Author) Sabermetrics, the specialized analysis of baseball through empirical evidence, provides an impartial perspective from which to explore the game. In this work, the third in a series, three mathematicians employ statistical science in an attempt to answer some of baseball's toughest questions. For instance, how good were the 1961 New York Yankees? How bad were the 1962 Mets? Which team was the best of the Deadbal...

Practical Ethics in Sport Management - Paperback

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by Angela Lumpkin (Author), Sharon Kay Stoll (Author), Jennifer M. Beller (Author)Leaders and managers throughout the sporting world face many ethical challenges on a daily basis. Should an athletic director chastise an unruly but influential supporter? What factors should affect an athlete's eligibility? Is competitiveness acceptable in youth sports? This text shows aspiring sports management professionals how to identify the moral issues in sports and develop principle-centered leadership p...

Hugh Culverhouse and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: How a Skinflint Genius with a Losing Team Made the Modern NFL - Paperback

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by Denis M. Crawford (Author) From 1976 until 1994, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost far more games than they won. The Bucs' status as a sporting punch line belied the fact that they were led by arguably the most important owner of that era. Known as the "Vice-Commissioner," Hugh F. Culverhouse, Sr., wielded his financial acumen as a weapon, keeping other NFL owners in line through the economic downturn of the 1980s, two work stoppages, and a multimillion dollar lawsuit from a rival league. Culv...

The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight - Paperback

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by William F. McNeil (Author) Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club--where boxing guru Cus D'Amato trained the 210-pound teenager in the finer points of the sport and developed his impregnable defense--and on his home life with D'Amato and surrogate mothe...

Shrink Your Handicap: A Revolutionary Program from an Acclaimed Psychiatrist and a Top 100 Golf Instructor - Paperback

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by Phil Lee (Author), Jeff Warne (Author)Now available in paperback Don't you wish golf on the course was as easy as golf on the practice range? Don't you wish you could bring your range game to the course? Now you can, thanks to a golf psychiatrist and a top golf teacher. You can drive off the tee the way you do on the range--you can also putt under pressure just as accurately as you putt on your carpet. You can hit out of the sand in a tight match the same way you hit over land. Shrink You...

Pass Receiving in Early Pro Football: A History to the 1960s - Paperback

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by Jerry Roberts (Author) Big television contracts in the 1960s created the Super Bowl, as well as the 1970 merger of the National Football League with the pass-oriented American Football League. Since then, professional football has been America's most popular televised team sport, developing into a wide-open passing game by the 21st century. Handling the completion side of the aerial game, receivers are not often as celebrated as quarterbacks or coaches, even in the era of San Francisco 49e...

The T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Experience: Reflections and Perceptions on Body-Mind Harmony - Paperback

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by Sophia Delza (Author), Robert Cummings Neville (Editor), Robert Cummings Neville (Foreword by)The leading proponent in America of the Wu style discusses the spiritual and aesthetic meanings of t'ai chi ch'uan.Back JacketIn this new book, Ms. Delza, the leading proponent in the United States of the Wu Style, offers succinct and illuminating comments from her viewpoint as both teacher and practitioner.Author BiographySophia Delza is a master of T'ai-Chi Ch'uan and was Director of the First S...

Sport, Nationalism, and Globalization: European and North American Perspectives - Paperback

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by Alan Bairner (Author)Explores the relationship between sport and national identities within the context of globalization in the modern era.Author BiographyAlan Bairner is Professor in Sports Studies in the School of Applied Medical Sciences and Sports Studies at the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland. He is the coauthor of Sport, Sectarianism and Society in a Divided Ireland and coeditor of Sport in Divided Societies. Number of Pages: 227 Dimensions: 0.51 x 8.96 x 5.9 IN...

Tough Luck: Sid Luckman, Murder, Inc., and the Rise of the Modern NFL - Paperback

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by R. D. Rosen (Author)In the long annals of sports and crime, no story compares to the one that engulfed the Luckman family in 1935. As 18-year-old Sid Luckman made headlines across New York City for his high school football exploits at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, his father, Meyer Luckman, was making headlines in the same papers for a very different reason: the gangland murder of his own brother-in-law. Amazingly, when Sid became a star at Columbia and a Hall of Fame NFL quarterba...